plenty of people who still need to under- 

 stand that trashing our waterways is bad 

 for everyone." 



First Citizens Bank is the title spon- 

 sor of the Big Sweep cleanup. Big Sweep 

 gold sponsors include R.J. Reynolds 

 Tobacco Co., WGHPiedmont 8, WRAL- 

 TV, WSOC-TV, WJTN-TV, WLOS-TV 

 and WWAY-TV. Silver sponsors include 

 Duke Power Co., Glaxo, IBM, Pepsi and 

 Waste Industries. 



N.C. Big Sweep is led by a board of 

 directors representing First Citizens 

 Bank; Carolinas Glass Recycling Pro- 

 gram; Carolina Power and Light; Duke 

 Power Co.; Keep America Beautiful of 

 New Hanover County; Keep Wayne 

 County Beautiful; N.C. Department of 

 Environment, Health and Natural Re- 

 sources; N.C. Division of Coastal Man- 

 agement; N.C. Division of Parks and 

 Recreation; N.C. Sea Grant; N.C. Wild- 

 life Resources Commission; Neuse River 

 Foundation; Rowan County Parks and 

 Recreation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; 

 Southeastern N.C. Waterman's Associa- 

 tion; University of North Carolina at 

 Charlotte; Wake County Keep America 

 Beautiful; and WGHPiedmont 8. 



Dunes Not Made 

 For Walking 



Sea Grant has produced an 1 1 -by- 1 5 

 inch poster entitled, "These Dunes Aren't 

 Made for Walking." The poster names a 

 few of the plants that anchor our ocean- 

 front dunes and is a handy reminder to 

 beachgoers not to trample this stabilizing 

 vegetation. The poster was a spin-off 

 from Sea Grant's series of "Sound Facts," 

 which appear in coastal daily and com- 

 munity newspapers. If you'd like a free 

 poster, write Sea Grant. Ask for publica- 

 tion number UNC-SG-94-04. 



Back Issues of 

 Coastwatch Available 



If you're a new subscriber, you may 

 wonder what you've missed from 

 Coastwatch. Or you may want to pur- 

 chase a particular back issue for a friend. 



Sea Grant has a limited number of 

 back issues available for $3 each. Here's 

 a look at the past year's offerings. 



January/February focused on closed 



shellfishing areas and pollution, sea- 

 sickness and beach nourishment. 

 March/April showed readers the scen- 

 ery and history of Black River. May/ 

 June featured the wild horses of the 

 Outer Banks and also described how to 

 collect fossilized plants, seashells, 

 bones and teeth in North Carolina's 

 Coastal Plain. The July/August issue 

 explored the unfolding public trust 

 issues on the coast; it also featured 

 stories on the women — migrant labor 

 and coastal locals — in the crab-pick- 

 ing industry. In September/October, 

 Coastwatch took a global look at the 

 problem of marine debris, based on the 

 findings of the Third International Con- 

 ference on Marine Debris; the same 

 issue also explored the practice of wild- 

 life rehabilitation and discussed the 

 pros and cons of this evolving science. 



To order, send $3 to Coastwatch 

 Back Issues, N.C. Sea Grant, Box 8605, 

 N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC 

 27695. Discounts are available for 

 bulk orders. For information, call 

 919/515-2454. 



Grants Available 

 To Enhance 

 Fishery Resources 



The N.C. General Assembly has 

 provided $1 million for the establish- 

 ment of a state program to enhance 

 North Carolina's coastal fish resources. 

 As a result, grants will be awarded to 

 individuals who want to test new equip- 

 ment, research industry trends, perform 

 environmental pilot studies and study 

 other fisheries issues. 



"The Legislature has designed an 

 imaginative program to tap the knowl- 

 edge that we know exists in the fishing 

 community for fishery enhancement 

 and fishery management," says N.C. 

 Marine Fisheries Commission member 

 Dirk Frankenberg. 



The commission will accept pro- 

 posals from a diverse audience — 

 including commercial fishermen, sea- 

 food/fishing companies, aquaculturists 

 and recreational anglers. 



Applicants must submit a written 

 proposal by Jan. 16 to receive consider- 

 ation for grant funding. Applicants are 



encouraged to focus their proposals in 

 four areas: 



• New fishing equipment and 

 techniques, particularly those that re- 

 duce bycatch and impact on nontarget 

 species and size classes. 



• Fishing industry trends that iden- 

 tify new opportunities and strategies 

 for developing and conserving state 

 fishery resources. 



• Environmental studies, primarily 

 efforts that reduce adverse environ- 

 mental impacts from fishing, restore 

 fishery habitat and determine the envi- 

 ronmental controls that affect fish and 

 shellfish abundance. 



• Fishery development efforts that 

 will enhance coastal fisheries, such as 

 improved seafood processing, new 

 value-added seafood products and 

 aquaculture. 



Each proposal application must 

 include a detailed description of the 

 project, an explanation of how the 

 project will enhance North Carolina's 

 fishery resources and why it is innova- 

 tive, projected costs for conducting the 

 project and making its results available 

 to the public, and biographical infor- 

 mation documenting the experience 

 and expertise of the project partici- 

 pants. 



Proposals will be reviewed by the 

 Marine Fisheries Commission, mem- 

 bers of relevant commission advisory 

 committees and the N.C. Division of 

 Marine Fisheries and judged according 

 to the quality, potential for public ben- 

 efit, innovativeness, cost-effectiveness 

 and qualifications of the participants. 

 The commission will make the final 

 decisions for funding, and grants will 

 be distributed as evenly as possible 

 among the northern, Pamlico, central 

 and southern coastal areas. 



Technical assistance for develop- 

 ing proposals and carrying out research 

 is available from Sea Grant advisory 

 personnel and the Division of Marine 

 Fisheries district offices. For an appli- 

 cation, call 919/726-7021. All applica- 

 tions must be postmarked no later than 

 Jan. 16 and mailed to: Division of Ma- 

 rine Fisheries Director, P.O. Box 769, 

 Morehead City, NC 28557. 



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